Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Sony Xperia C3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Xiaomi
Announced October 2012 July 2014 March 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Mint Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 67.85% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge No Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 2500 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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